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published Friday, July 11, 2014

BARROW

WALLET STOLEN: On June 28, a deputy was dispatched to Shuffle’s on Atlanta Highway, where a 45-year-old Winder man said someone stole his black cowhide wallet that contained $700 cash.

DISPUTE: On June 27, a deputy was dispatched at 9:24 p.m. to Amber Way, Winder, where a woman said a neighbor had cursed and yelled profanities at her and her husband while they were outside. The woman said the neighbor walked to the edge of their yard and began cussing. Another neighbor intervened to prevent the two men from fighting. The deputy went to the neighbor’s house and could smell alcohol on him. The man, who claimed to have had three beers of an undetermined size, said he was outside where he smelled marijuana. He assumed the smell came from his neighbors’ home, so he began yelling at them. The man said he is not on good terms with these people because they are responsible for his recent divorce. The man was told to stay away from the couple and he agreed.

JACKSON

FIREWORKS: On July 4, Deputy Mitchell Blinn was dispatched at 10 p.m. to Crooked Creek Road near Clarke County to handle a fireworks complaint. A woman said the neighbors had been shooting fireworks all afternoon and now she was tired of the noise. The deputy located a man blasting the fireworks and told him he needed a permit to shoot the fireworks as his actions were illegal. The man agreed to put them away.

DAMAGE: On July 2, Deputy Adan Ornelas met with a 49-year-old Commerce man, who said he was traveling on Interstate 85 when luggage came off the top of a 2002 Ford Windstar van and hit his car. The luggage damaged the bumper and passenger side doors on his 2005 Mercedes Benz. The van driver said the luggage came loose and fell off.

HARASSMENT: On July 4, Deputy Johnny Sanders spoke with a 56-year-old Nicholson man, who complained that his girlfriend has been getting harassing phone calls and text messages from her husband in Alabama. The deputy spoke to the girlfriend, who said she separated from her husband and moved to Georgia, where she began a relationship with the Nicholson man three months ago. She said her husband has been calling her continuously and some of the text messages appear to be threatening.

MADISON

DISPUTE: On July 3, Deputy Larry MacKay met with a man on Transco Road, where he pulled out a survey plot map and showed him how another man came onto his property to launch a boat on the river. The officer explained he was not a surveyor and could not settle what appeared to be a property line dispute. The deputy went to Wildcat Bridge Road to meet the other man and he showed the officer a copy of the same map. The man claimed the boat ramp was on the easement, which gave him access. The men were told this is a civil issue that needs to be settled by the court.

SUSPICIOUS FIRE: On July 5, Sgt. Josh Smith was dispatched to a home on Moriah Church Road, where a fire had started in a vacant house, but was extinguished by firefighters. There was no power connected to the house and the owner said the house was to be torn down. Firefighters on the scene told the deputy the cause appeared suspicious.

OCONEE

WOMAN UPSET: On July 3, a deputy was dispatched to a home on Fambrough Bridge Road, where a 61-year-old woman had engaged in an argument with a 40-year-old man. The woman said the man gave her an errand to do for him and it was not done to his satisfaction, which caused the argument. The woman left for the night to stay with her daughter.

UPSET WOMAN: On July 4, Deputy Bill Parks was dispatched shortly before 9 a.m. to the IHOP restaurant off Epps Bridge Parkway, where a woman was causing a disturbance. The woman was yelling and shouting obscenities while more than a dozen patrons, including children, were seated inside. The woman also threw a glass, which shattered. Sgt. Tony Coyne arrived to assist and Monique Gardner, 41, of Lee Street, Athens, was charged with disorderly conduct. She was also banned from the restaurant for a period of two years.

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